 So our major the Army's number one priority is developing leaders What are the things that you've been doing here during your two years in US Army Europe to help develop young leaders? Well first and foremost I think what we've done here is show that how important it is to developing leaders and we are very fortunate in our theater to Give them experience of both our allies Not only in exercises, but also bringing them to our great NCL Academy So they get an opportunity to train together before they deploy together I've heard somebody describe US Army Europe as the leadership lab for the Army What do they mean by that? So when you think about our leadership laboratory that we have here in USER What impresses me the most is how units are being very creative and adaptive in developing leaders Not only to meet Army requirements, but internal requirements too that's specific to their organizations One of the most valuable components of our leader development program is the warrior leader course And you have personally been involved in making sure that that course is effective that we're able to manage the throughput and Plus you've brought in our allies. What makes the warrior leader course so effective here in US Army Europe? We have fantastic cadre That instructors are the examples of fit and disciplined and well-trained and was very unique about our NCL Academy Is that on average we have five to ten international students that attend every course So when we talk about enabling the alliance, what better place than to get to know each other than at that junior level during that course You know one of my favorite things that you've done is to take young sergeants from across US Army Europe on Staff rides, you know, you've taken them to Baston and other places That's not the typical training audience actually for a staff ride Why do you do that? Well do it for a couple of reasons first and foremost they're the future of our army and if we really want to establish a trust with the Institution this highlight what's great about an institution and and be able to show them What makes our army great is the people? Well, I liked your idea so much. I'm copying it We're going to take a bunch of young company commanders from across US Army Europe on a staff ride in May I thought it was a great idea to reach that level of young leaders investing in them Because they're going to be leaders in the future for us and in certain what I really think is great about here So we have all these great and historical sites that we can take our soldiers to to highlight what's great about our I believe that one of the most important principles of leadership is a willingness to step forward and accept responsibility That's why I think US Army Europe is the leadership lab for the army So I think there's no better place than what we've seen going on in operational and it resolved the non-commissioned officers Truly understand the NCL creed and they're out there executing To the standard knowing that first and foremost is accomplishment of their mission and taking care of their soldiers Yeah, I don't think there's anywhere else in the world where you've got a company-sized element is the US Army element in an entire country so you've got a Calvary troop commander or an airborne company commander or a logistics company commander with his or her first sergeant and that's it They're the senior Americans in an entire country as part of it operation. Atlanta resolve and sees and that is the best example of mission Come in the trust that seniors have with junior organizations to go out and do the right thing So our major is you prepare to go take over as command serge major of US Army training and doctrine command And you reflect on your time in Europe What are some of the aspects of US Army Europe that stand out in your mind? So I can I can think of three things first is good quality training That is the best thing that we can do for our soldiers to make sure that they're successful Secondly, I would say the role of culture We're very fortunate to have 51 countries in our area of responsibility and culture is hugely important in future operations And in our leadership laboratory our soldiers are getting exposed to it in OAR And they're also getting it at our NCL Academy and then lastly I would say about relationships Relationships truly matter whether it's not only up and out but also with our alliance to make sure that we establish those Relationships in a peacetime before we have to deploy together What's our mission down for you have been training soldiers for over 30 years? I'm obviously very proud of you to be selected as the command serge major for US Army training and doctrine command where you can take the Experiences of the leadership lab in US Army Europe and spread that to the rest of the entire army Congratulations. Thank you